Current Affairs Quiz: 12 August 2016

Hi Aspirants, here are the Current Affairs Quiz Questions for 12 August 2016 covering the important happenings of the day. Questions will be very useful for upcoming Bank Exams, UPSC/SSC Exams etc.

1. Which state Government has recently launched Rhino horn verification process for verifying rhino horns stored in various treasuries of Assam since 1980?

Answer: Assam

Note: The process will be responsible for verifying the genuineness of the rhino horns, which were recovered since 1980s and stored in various treasuries.

2. Who recently became the first swimmer to win four consecutive gold medals in same event?

Answer: Michael Phelps

3. Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 which was passed by Rajya Sabha recently will amend the Maternity Benefit Act of which year?

Answer: 1961

4. ____ on 12 August 2016 became the first state to ratify the Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill , 2014?

Answer: Assam

Note: The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on 8 August 2016 and by the Rajya Sabha on 3 August 2016. The GST will have two components keeping in mind the federal structure of India: the Central GST (CGST) and the State GST (SGST). For goods and services that pass through several states, or imports, the Centre will levy another tax, the Integrated GST (IGST).

5. What is the name of the world’s biggest furniture retailer that broke ground for its first store in India in Hyderabad on 11 August 2016?

Answer: Ikea (Sweden)

Note: Ikea, the world’s biggest furniture retailer, will open its first India store in Hyderabad by 2017 with investment of Rs. 700 crore.

6. India’s first repository on tigers will be set up in which city?

Answer: Dehradun

Note: India’s first repository on tigers will be set up by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) under its new Tiger Cell at Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

7. Which union ministry has launched a social media campaign to mark Daughters’ Day on August 11?

Answer: Ministry of Women and Child Development

Note: The Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has recently launched a social media campaign to mark Daughters’ Day on August 11, 2016. The entire week will be celebrated as Daughters’ Week as part of government’s ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ programme to check female foeticide, improve sex ratio and educate girls across India.

8. Microsoft on 11 August 2016 announced the appointment of _____ as the new Managing Director (MD) of its India Research Lab?

Answer: Sriram Rajamani

Note: Rajamani replaced Chandu Thekkath, who previously worked as Managing Director of the lab for two years.

9. The legendary Pakistani cricketer, often dubbed as Little Master, who passed away on 12 August 2016?

Answer: Hanif Mohammad

Note:  He was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1968. In January 2009, he was named along with two other Pakistani players, Imran Khan and Javed Miandad, among the inaugural batch of 55 inductees into the ICC's Hall of Fame.

10. Which committee was formed recently to restructure the Central Water Commission (CWC) and the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)?

Answer: Mihir Shah committee

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Railway RRB NTPC Exam 2016 - Question Papers and Answer Keys published

Hi Aspirants, Railway RRB has activated the link to check the Question Papers and Answer Keys of its NTPC (Graduate) Exam (CEN 03/2015) held during March-May 2016. The Notification issued by various RRBs read as follows:

Important Notice for Candidates of NTPC (Graduate) Exam (CEN 03/2015) OBJECTION TRACKER Question Papers, Answer Keys and Candidates’

Response for the exam will be available on the websites of RRBs from 00:00 Hrs. of 12/08/2016 to 23:59 Hrs. of 19/08/2016. Objections to Question(s) and Key(s) can be raised during above period only. Objections raised by the candidates, if any, will be considered and evaluated before processing of the result. Thereafter, RRBs will hold additional CBT (second stage examination) in terms of paras 8.12 and 14.03 of CEN 03/2015. Please note and keep visiting RRB websites regularly for the updates in this regard.

Click here to refer the document to knowhow to read and interpret your question paper and answer.

Click here to view the question booklet,answer keys and responses.

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Current Affairs 11 August 2016

Hi Aspirants, after a short break we are back. We are in a phase of change and will come up with more details soon. Here are the Important Current Affairs for 11 August 2016 useful for all upcoming competitive exams.

1. Which country on 11 August 2016 launched Gaofen-3 high-resolution radar imaging satellite?

Answer: China

Note: China has successfully launched a new high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) dubbed as Gaofen-3. It was launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province on the back of a Long March 4C rocket.

2. Government has introduced the Maternity Benefit Bill in Rajya Sabha on 10 August 2016. The bill seeks to increase maternity leave to ___ weeks from current 12 weeks in all establishments?

Answer: 26 weeks

Note: Once passed, this bill see India among 40 countries where maternity leave is more than 18 weeks. The bill will amend the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. Currently women working in the private sector are allowed a maternity leave of three months while those in government sector are entitled to a leave of six months.

3. Renowned carnatic vocalist M. S. Subbulakshmi will be honoured at the United Nations on 15 August 2016 by whom?

Answer: A.R. Rahman

Note: Rahman will become the second Indian artist after Subbulakshmi to perform at the UN.  M. S. Subbulakshmi was invited by the then UN Secretary General U Thant to perform at the UN headquarters in 1966.

4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on 10 August 2016 dedicated the first unit of the ambitious Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) in which state to the nation?

Answer: Tamil Nadu

Note: Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project has India’s single largest nuclear generation unit with capacity of 1000 megawatt (MW). It is built under India-Russian Nuclear agreement of 1988.

5. Union Government has decided to set up a committee to look at easing the policy regime for e-commerce players, including the rules for foreign direct investment (FDI). The committee will be headed by whom?

Answer: Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog.

Note: Members in the panel will include officials from Union Commerce Ministry and Industry and Department of electronics and IT among others.

6. Who on 9 August 2016 assumed charge as the Chairman of Central Silk Board, Union Ministry of Textiles for a period of three years?

Answer: K M Hanumantharayappa

Note: He is the 25th Chairman of the Central Silk Board.

7. Name the Yesteryear Tamil actress who passed away on 9 August 2016 in Chennai?

Answer: Jyothilakshmi

8. Name the Iron Lady of Manipur who ended her 16-year-long hunger strike for repealing of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) of 1958 from Manipur?

Answer: Irom Chanu Sharmila

Note: She had started hunger-strike at the age of 28 following a massacre in Malom, Imphal in which innocent 10 persons were killed by the Assam Rifles in November 2000.

9. The Reserve Bank of India on 9 August 2016 released its third bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2016-17. What was the Repo Rate?

Answer: 6.5 percent

Note: Repo Rate: The policy Repo Rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) was kept unchanged at 6.5 percent.

Reverse Repo Rate: The reverse repo rate under the LAF will remain unchanged at 6.0 percent.

Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR): The Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks was also kept unchanged at 4.0 percent of Net Demand and Time Liabilities (NDTL).

Marginal standing facility (MSF) Rate: The MSF rate was fixed at 7.0 percent.

Bank Rate: The Bank Rate also stands at 7.0 percent.

10. Who was appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of State Bank of India (SBI) on 10 August 2016?

Answer: Dinesh Kumar Khara

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Useful GK Questions for PSC LD Clerk Exam 2016 - Day 2

Hi Aspirants, here are some more useful GK Questions for the upcoming Kerala PSC LD Clerk Exam 2016-17. Each question counts!! All the Best.

1. Who wrote the book ‘Cry the peacock’?

Khushwant singh

Morarji Desai

Anita Desia

Arun Gandhi

2. The duration of the normal one half of a hockey match is:

45 min

40 min

35 min

30 min

3. ‘National Education Day’ is celebrated on

12th November

11th November

5th November

29th October

4. First national park developed in India is

Gir

Kaziranga

Jim Corbett

None of these

5. Which of the following State does not have Legislative council?

Andhra Pradesh

Tamilnadu

Uttar Pradesh

Madhya a Pradesh

6. Who among the following introduced the Vernacular Press Act?

Lord Lytton

Lord Rippon

Lord Curzon

Lord Hastings

7. Brass contains:

70% copper and 30% zinc

90% copper and 10% tin

85-92% copper and rest tin with little lead and nickel

70-75% copper and rest tin

8. The atomic number of carbon is 12. It means that carbon atom contains:

6 protons and 6 electrons

12 neutrons

12 electrons

12 protons and 12 electrons

9. Freezing point of water is same on these scales:

Centigrade and Fahrenheit

Centigrade  and Reaumur

Centigrade and Kelvin

Fahrenheit and Kelvin

10. Which of the following Act governs the foreign Exchange in India now:

FEMA

LIBOR

FSI

FERA

Answers

1) Ans. Anita Desia

2) Ans. 35 min

3) Ans. 11th November

4) Ans. Jim Corbett

5) Ans. Madhya a Pradesh

6) Ans. Lord Lytton

7) Ans. 70% copper and 30% zinc

8) Ans. 12 protons and 12 electrons

9) Ans. Centigrade  and Reaumur

10) Ans. FEMA

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Profit and Loss Questions for SSC CGL Exam with Solutions

Hi Aspirants, here is an interesting quiz on  Profit and Loss for cracking SSC CGL, CHSL, Bank Exams, UPSC Exams and other competitive exams. 

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DRDO CEPTAM-08 Exam 17 July 2016 Useful General Awareness Questions

Hi Aspirants, DRDO CEPTAM-08 Exam is scheduled to be held on 17 July 2016 (Sunday). General Awareness is an important section for this exam and in this post we are sharing with you some more useful questions other than what we updated you yesterday. Study Well.  

1. Which one of the following minerals is contained in the Monazite sand of Kerala?

Uranium

Thorium

Copper

Petroleum

2. The largest sugarcane producing Country in the World is:

India

Brazil

China

USA

3. ……………. is NOT a Central Government tax.

Income Tax

Custom Duty

Entertainment Tax

Serv1ce Tax

4. International Mother Earth day was observed across the world on:

20th April

21th April

22th April

24th April

5. Who amongst the following is not a Lawn Tennis Player

Rafel Nadal

Roger Federer

Tiger Woods

Serena Williams

6. The river water is polluted with acidic wastes if ph of water is:

Below 7

Above 7

Equal to 7

Any one of these

7. Which bone is the largest bone in human body

Femur

Humerus

Tibia

Radius

8. Surface tension has the units of:

Newton/m²

Newton/m³

Newton-m

Newton/m

9. “Do or ‘Die” is associated with the following movement:

Dandi

Non Cooperation

Khilafat

Quit India

10. Shortest day in the Northern hemisphere:

June 20

December 22

December 21

June 18

Answers

1) Ans. Thorium

2) Ans. Brazil

3) Ans. Entertainment Tax

4) Ans. 22th April

5) Ans. Tiger Woods

6) Ans. Below 7

7) Ans. Femur

8) Ans. Newton/m

9) Ans. Quit India

10) Ans. December 22

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Expected GK Questions for DRDO CEPTAM-08 Exam 17 July 2016

Hi Aspirants, Defence Research and Development Organisation is going to conduct its CEPTAM 08 exam on 17 July 2016 for selection of Senior Technical Assistant ‘B’, Technician, Admin & Allied. General Awareness is an important topic and in this post we are sharing with you some expected GK Questions. All the Best.

1. The chemical name of Baking soda is

(a) Sodium hydroxide

(b) Sodium acetate

(c) Sodium bicarbonate

(d) Sodium carbonate

2. Which of the following command deletes the data in the entire table and makes the delete permanent in the database?

(a) Truncate

(b) Rollback

(c) Commit

(d) Delete

3. Which one of the following gases has colour?

(a) Oxygen

(b) Nitrogen

(c) Chlorine

(d) Hydrogen

4. The point on the Earth surface directly above the origin of an earthquake is know as

(a) Medi Centre

(b) Prime Centre

(c) Epicentre

(d) Hypo Centre

5. State with highest percentage of forests is

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Mizoram

(c) Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Assam

6. May 8 is observed as

(a) World Red Cross Day

(b) Commonwealth Day

(c) World Telecommunication Day

(d) World Standard Day

7. Which famous scientist was the first to look at the night sky through a telescope?

(a) Galileo

(b) Copernicus

(c) Michael Faraday

(d) Newton

8. The number of days for a year in Mercury is

(a) 56

(b) 88

(c) 300

(d) 36

9. Sodium chloride or table salt occurs in nature as the mineral

(a) Sphalerite

(b) Halite

(c) Tale

(d) Sylvite

10. CENVAT is related to

(a) Service Tax

(b) Custom Duty

(c) Excise Duty

(d) Sales Tax

Answer Key

1) Ans. (c) Sodium bicarbonate

2) Ans. (a) Truncate

3) Ans. (c) Chlorine

4) Ans. (c) Epicentre

5) Ans. (b) Mizoram

6) Ans. (a) World Red Cross Day

7) Ans. (a) Galileo

8) Ans. (b) 88

9) Ans. (b) Halite

10) Ans. (c) Excise Duty

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Current Affairs (June-July 2016) for SBI Clerk 2016 Mains

Hi Aspirants, here are some useful expected Current Affairs Questions from June – July 2016 for SBI Clerk Mains Exam 2016. Questions are also useful for other upcoming exams like SSC CGL 2016, SBI PO Mains 2016 etc.

1. The 2016 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit 2016 was held at?

(A) Buenos Aires

(B) Paris

(C) Warsaw

(D) Washington

2. Om Prakash Sonik, who passed away recently, was a famous personality of which field?

(A) Film

(B) Sports

(C) Media

(D) Literature

3. Shankar Acharya committee has been constituted during July 2016 by Union Government for?

(A) Examine the feasibility of a new financial year

(B) Examine Seventh Pay Commission Recommendation

(C) To find out new RBI Governor

(D) None of these

4. What is the India’s rank in the 2016 Networked Readiness Index (NRI)?

(A) 141

(B) 36

(C) 55

(D) 91

5. Who is the newly appointed Union Minister of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting?

(A) Ravi Shankar Prasad

(B) Venkaiah Naidu

(C) Smirthi Irani

(D) Harsha Vardhan

6. Abbas Kiarostami, the immensely acclaimed and influential writer-director from which country died recently (July 2016)?

(A) France

(B) Mexico

(C) Portugal

(D) Iran

7. Which bank during July 2016 launched a full-fledged digital banking service for small and medium enterprises (SME)?

(A) HDFC Bank

(B) ICICI Bank

(C) IndusInd Bank

(D) UCO Bank

8. How much interest subsidy for farmers has been approved by Union Government for FY 2016-17?

(A) 7.5 %

(B) 5 %

(C) 6.7 %

(D) 8 %

9. Who has become the first-ever Indian gymnast to be certified as “World Class Gymnast” by the International Federation of Gymnastics (IFG)?

(A) Ashish Kumar

(B) Dipa Karmakar

(C) Deepika Kumari

(D) Mary Kom

10. Who is the newly appointed Union Minister of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)?

(A) Sadananda Gowda

(B) Prakash Javadekar

(C) Suresh Prabhu

(D) Arun Jaitley

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Warsaw - Capital of Poland

2) Ans. (A) Film

3) Ans. (A) Examine the feasibility of a new financial year

4) Ans. (D) 91

5) Ans. (B) Venkaiah Naidu

6) Ans. (D) Iran

7) Ans. (A) HDFC Bank

8) Ans. (B) 5 %

9) Ans. (B) Dipa Karmakar

10) Ans. (B) Prakash Javadekar

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